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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicReservation in promotion

Topic: Reservation in promotion

Army promotions must be based on capabilities, not lineage. Turf protection is main mischief

+TFP Lt General Prakash Menon -
The nature of discrimination in Army promotions is buried in the rules and procedures, making it harder to notice it. It is experienced by only a few officers when promotion board results are announced.

Careers paused, posts vacant — why fight over reservation in promotion has govt officers upset

Soniya Agrawal -
Issue is controversial, taken up in SC several times. With litigation dragging on, more than 1,000 officers of Central Secretariat Service protested outside North Block Friday.

SC quota ruling is nothing new — reservation in jobs was never a fundamental right

Apoorva Mandhani -
SC ruling that reservations in jobs, promotions are not a fundamental right reiterates a long-held reading of constitutional provisions on quota. 

Aadhaar, 377, Babri: CJI Misra has to deliver 10 landmark judgments in 18 working days

Ritika Jain -
Misra is just a month away from the end of his controversial tenure, but in that he could well alter India’s future.

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Opinion

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Triya Gulati -
Arijit Singh has the emotional depth and melody the older generation wants. But he also carries the vulnerability that young people can connect with.

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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